Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara: “After winning the Olympic gold medal, we realized it would be difficult to return our physical and mental condition to the pre-Olympic level in time for Worlds, so we made the decision to withdraw.”
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara have withdrawn from the upcoming World Figure Skating Championship
original source: Hochi News dd. 27th February 2026
Olympic gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara have withdrawn from the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships, citing the difficulty of returning to peak condition so soon after the Olympics. Here’s a translation of their comments.
On the 27th, the Japan Skating Federation announced that Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who became Japan’s first Olympic gold medalists in figure skating pairs at the Milano-Cortina Games, have withdrawn from the World Figure Skating Championships (to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, starting March 24).
Through the federation, Rikuryu released a statement:
“We have decided to withdraw from the World Championships.
This season, our main goal was the Olympics, and from the start of the season, we hadn’t really considered whether we would compete at Worlds.
After winning the gold medal at the Olympics, we realized it would be difficult to return our physical and mental condition to the pre-Olympic level in time for Worlds, so we made the decision to withdraw.
As for our future plans, we will make an announcement ourselves after the season ends.
We kindly ask for your continued warm support for Rikuryu.”
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